NEW DELHI: Edible oil prices rose in the wholesale oils and oilseeds market during the past week on increased buying by vanaspati millers to meet the festive season demand amid limited arrivals from producing belts.

Linseed oil in the non-edible section also firmed up on increased offtake by paint manufacturing units.

Marketmen said increased buying by vanaspati millers for the festive season against restricted arrivals from producing areas mainly led to a rise in edible oil prices.

They however said gains were restricted after reports that the government will consider imposing stock holding limits on food items like pulses and cooking oils to check hoarding for containing price rise.

The government has approved a proposal to defreeze the import tariff value on refined palm oil from the existing USD 484 per tonne and link it to current global prices.

In the national capital, groundnut mill delivery oil (Gujarat) moved up by Rs 50 to Rs 11,850 per quintal on restricted arrivals from producing belts.

Mustard expeller oil (Dadri) found fresh buying support from local parties and recorded a gain of Rs 200 to Rs 8,250 per quintal.

Sesame and cottonseed mill delivery (Haryana) oils followed suit and shot up by Rs 200 each to Rs 8,400 and Rs 6,600 per quintal, respectively.

In line with a general firming trend, soyabean refined mill delivery (Indore) and soyabean degum (Kandla) oils gained Rs 100 each to Rs 8,050 and Rs 7,600, respectively.

Crude palm oil (ex-kandla) edged up by Rs 50 to Rs 7,500 per quintal.

Palmolein (RBD) and palmolein (Kandla) oils too traded in positive zone with a rise of Rs 100 each to Rs 8,250 and Rs 7,800 per quintal, respectively.

Coconut oil which remained steady for the major part of week, found fresh buying support along with higher advices from Southern region and moved up by Rs 25 to Rs 1,400-1,450 per tin.

In the non-edible section, linseed oil spurted by Rs 150 to Rs 5,650 per quintal on increased demand from paint manufacturing units.

Grains: Firm conditions were seen at the wholesale grains market during the past week as wheat, rice and other commodities rose on increased buying by flour mills and stockists to meet the coming festival season demand amid fall in arrivals from producing regions.

Traders said increased buying by flour mills for the coming festival season against restricted supplies due to adverse weather conditions mainly led an upward movements in wheat prices.

They said deficient rains in key growing areas also influenced commodity prices.

In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills), which consumed by flour mills rose by Rs 30 to Rs 1,320-1,325 and wheat deshi gained Rs 50 to Rs 1,700-1,920 per quintal, respectively. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by similar margin to Rs 1,325-1,345 per 90 kg.

Atta flour mills, maida and sooji also met with festive demand and ended higher at Rs 680-710, Rs 810-830 and Rs 910-930 against last close of Rs 670-690, Rs 790-800 and Rs 880-890 per 50 kg, respectively.

In the rice section, basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety strengthened to Rs 6,700-6,800 and Rs 5,700-6,800 from previous levels of Rs 6,500-6,600 and Rs 5,600-6,700 per quintal, respectively.

Among other bold grains, bajra, maize and barely found increased demand and advanced to Rs 1,145-1,150, Rs 1,340-1,350 and Rs 1,360-1,370 as compared to previous week's close of Rs 1,060-1,075, Rs 1,235-1,240 and Rs 1,270-1,290 per quintal respectively.

Pulses: Firm trend continued in the wholesale pulses market for yet another week as most of the prices strengthened further on rising demand against restricted arrivals from producing belts.

Marketmen said rising demand against tight supplies from producing regions mainly led to an upward march in pulses.

Deficient rains, which delayed sowing of new crop also supported the uptrend in pulses, they said.

The government has said it will consider imposing stock holding limits on food items like pulses and cooking oils to check hoarding for containing price rise.

In the national capital, urad and its dal chilka local traded higher by Rs 550 each to Rs 4,100-4,700 and Rs 4,950-5,250 per quintal respectively. Urad dal best and dhoya gained by a same margin to Rs 5,400-5,900 and Rs 5,950-6,040 per quintal, respectively.

Moong and its dal chilka local rose by Rs 250 each to Rs 4,100-5,100 and Rs 4,950-5,350 and dal dhoya local and best quality were enquired higher by a similar margin to Rs 5,450-5,550 and Rs 6,150-6,250 per quintal, respectively.

Masoor small and bold shot up by Rs 300 each to Rs 4,000-4,300 and Rs 4,150-4,400 per quintal, respectively.

Its dal local and best quality traded higher by the same margin to Rs 5,000-5,100 and Rs 5,100-5,200 per quintal, respectively.

Malka local and best quality, which were steady for major part of week, met with fag-end buying and rose by Rs 100 each to Rs 4,500-4,550 and Rs 4,700-4,800 per quintal, respectively.